Connie Scott
2023 - Present
2026
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Connie Scott (Republican Party) is the Nueces County Judge in Texas. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Scott (Republican Party) ran for election for Nueces County Judge in Texas. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Scott co-owned and ran a small pipeline construction company for 10 years.
Issues
On her website, Scott lists her positions on a number of issues[1]:
Campaign slogan
- "...because Texas needs more common sense."
Reducing Taxes, Promoting Economic Development
- Supports, "lower taxes, less regulation and less litigation."
- Supports, "policies that attract business investment and create more jobs... [such as the] effort to curb lawsuit abuse."
Balancing the Budget, Cutting Spending
- Opposes any, "tax increase to fund the state budget shortfall and instead will demand state agencies reduce spending."
- Supports limiting, "government spending to no more than population growth and inflation."
- "Believes, "government today is too invasive, too big, and too unaccountable."
Improving Transportation
- Will fight for "our fair share of transportation funding" to ensure a solid infrastructure she believes, "is vital to economic development in the Coastal Bend."
Lowering Healthcare Costs, Increasing Access
- "Supports, "our work with Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse helped lead to sensible lawsuit abuse reform that brought more doctors and nurses to our community and increased access to quality health care for everyone."
- Supports Texas Attorney General Abbott's lawsuit against "Obamacare," saying, "The federal government health care takeover violates states’ rights and will cost Texas taxpayers over $20 billion.
Ensuring Good Education
- Opposes, "legislation that takes money away from public schools"
- Supports, "merit-based pay increases for hardworking public school teachers."
Securing the Border, Protecting Texas Families
- Supports enhanced border security to "ensure that our state’s laws make sense and are enforced."
- Supports increasing funding for the Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, and local law enforcement along the Texas/ Mexico border, "to fight Mexican drug cartel violence that is spilling" into Texas.
Cracking Down on Gang Violence and Crime
- Supports, "stronger penalties for gang violence and increased funding for local law enforcement to battle gang violence."
- Supports, "building more prisons to keep criminals behind bars and alleviate prison overcrowding, rather than reduce prison sentences for inmates who break the law.
Preserving Family Values
- Pro-life.
- Opposes gay marriage.
Political Courage Test
Scott provided answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test on the subjects of:
- Abortion and reproductive issues
- Budget, spending and tax issues
- Campaign finance and government reform issues
- Crime and public safety issues
- Economic issues
- Education issues
- Environment and energy issues
- Gun issues
- Health issues
- Social issues
Scott declined to provide answers to the 2010 Political Courage Test section on legislative priorities.
The full test can be accessed here.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Nueces County, Texas (2022)
General election
General election for Nueces County Judge
Connie Scott defeated incumbent Barbara Canales in the general election for Nueces County Judge on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Connie Scott (R) | 55.6 | 49,164 |
| Barbara Canales (D) | 44.4 | 39,210 | ||
| Total votes: 88,374 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge
Incumbent Barbara Canales advanced from the Democratic primary for Nueces County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Canales | 100.0 | 12,150 | |
| Total votes: 12,150 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nueces County Judge
Connie Scott advanced from the Republican primary for Nueces County Judge on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Scott | 100.0 | 16,293 |
| Total votes: 16,293 | |||
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2012
Scott ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 33. Scott ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and was defeated by Abel Herrero (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Abel Herrero |
57.2% | 25,482 | |
| Republican | Connie Scott Incumbent | 42.8% | 19,088 | |
| Total Votes | 44,570 | |||
2010
Scott won election in District 34. She defeated Vicente Carranza in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated Democratic incumbent Abel Herrero in the November 2 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 34 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Connie Scott (R)
|
13,892 | 53.95% | ||
| Abel Herrero (D) | 11,855 | 46,04% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Scott did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative tenure
Committee assignments
Connie Scott served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
- Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Abel Herrero (D) |
Texas House of Representatives District 34 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by Abel Herrero (D) |
